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Two counties in the state are now under a Second Amendment sanctuary law or ordinance, according to updates from the website Gunrightswatch.com and media reports.

Those jurisdictions that have passed Second Amendment sanctuary ordinances and resolutions usually vow that they will not follow gun-control statutes they believe violate the U.S. Constitution. The declarations are not legally binding, but they do send a message to state lawmakers and others that the jurisdiction will fight such limitations on their right to bear arms.

Gun Rights Watch tracks law changes, executive orders and court decisions that affect citizens’ Second Amendment rights. That includes local, state and federal changes, according to Gunrightswatch.com.

Four states – Alaska, Idaho, Kansas and Wyoming – have passed legislation that labels the entire state a Second Amendment sanctuary.

There are now more than 500 counties in the nation that are under such sanctuary laws, out of a total of more than 3,000 counties.

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2nd Amendment Jurisdictions Nationwide

State	# of Counties, Parishes or Boroughs	# of 2nd Amendment Sanctuary Counties
Alabama	67	0
Alaska	19	19*
Arizona	15	1
Arkansas	75	0
California	58	0
Colorado	64	38
Connecticut	8	0
Delaware	3	0
Florida	67	11
Georgia	159	0
Hawaii	5	0
Idaho	44	44*
Illinois	102	66
Indiana	92	0
Iowa	99	0
Kansas	105	105*
Kentucky	120	1
Louisiana	64	0
Maine	16	0
Maryland	24	3
Massachusetts	14	0
Michigan	83	0
Minnesota	87	0
Mississippi	82	0
Missouri	114	0
Montana	56	0
Nebraska	93	0
Nevada	16	10
New Hampshire	10	0
New Jersey	21	0
New Mexico	33	26
New York	62	1
North Carolina	100	2
North Dakota	53	0
Ohio	88	0
Oklahoma	77	0
Oregon	36	14
Pennsylvania	67	0
Rhode Island	5	0
South Carolina	46	0
South Dakota	66	0
Tennessee	95	12
Texas	254	30
Utah	29	0
Vermont	14	0
Virginia	95	83
Washington	39	25
West Virginia	55	0
Wisconsin	72	1
Wyoming	23	23*

* Statewide Second Amendment sanctuary laws in effect.

Source: Gunrightswatch.com and recent media reports.